Integral fuel cartridge and filter
First Claim
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a fuel cartridge; and
a filter device coupled to said fuel cartridge, said filter device comprising;
a filter housing; and
a filter coupled to said filter housing,in which said coupled fuel cartridge and filter device are integrated into a single unit, andin which said unit is configured to be selectively coupled with or decoupled from a fuel consuming device such that coupling said unit to said fuel consuming device simultaneously couples said fuel cartridge and filter device to said fuel consuming device.
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Abstract
An integral fuel cartridge and filter apparatus includes a fuel cartridge, a filter housing coupled to the fuel cartridge, and a filter coupled to the filter housing.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a fuel cartridge; and a filter device coupled to said fuel cartridge, said filter device comprising; a filter housing; and a filter coupled to said filter housing, in which said coupled fuel cartridge and filter device are integrated into a single unit, and in which said unit is configured to be selectively coupled with or decoupled from a fuel consuming device such that coupling said unit to said fuel consuming device simultaneously couples said fuel cartridge and filter device to said fuel consuming device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming an integral fuel cartridge and filter apparatus, comprising:
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providing a fuel cartridge; coupling a filter housing to said fuel cartridge; and coupling a filter to said filter housing, in which coupling said filter and filter housing to said fuel cartridge forms a single unit, and in which said unit is configured to be selectively coupled to a fuel consuming device such that coupling said unit to said fuel consuming device simultaneously couples said fuel cartridge and filter device to said fuel consuming device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a filter, comprising:
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providing a filter; coupling said filter to a filter housing; and coupling said filter housing to a fuel cartridge; in which said coupled fuel cartridge and filter housing form a single unit and are configured to be selectively introduced or removed and replaced as a single unit in a fuel consuming device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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container means for containing a supply of fuel; coupling means located at a proximal end of said container means configured to selectively couple said container means to a fuel cell system; air filter means coupled to said container means, in which said coupled container means and air filter means are integrated into a single unit, and in which said unit is configured to be selectively coupled to a fuel consuming device such that coupling said unit to said fuel consuming device simultaneously couples said fuel cartridge and filter device to said fuel consuming device. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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